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Posted:3rd Oct 2003ok so i jus started yesterday... and i'm stuck with yarn and tennis balls until my order gets here... but when i am swinging the poi come inwards toward my body... and thus the string gets wraped or knocked around by my fingers or the poi hits my legs or both... same with when i try to do the butterfly thing... or i can't get it to make a circle it makes 2 mini circles and then it pisses me off... lol PLEASE HELP how do i get them to go straight or outward even, thanx - the newbie jeff

PS i am semi raver and want to get into this so i can twirl aka glowstring, it looks tight but all the kiddies that can do it dun wanna teach me...**is a little un-patient and high strung if i can't pick things up semi fast** but this is one of the few things i really wanna learn to do

I can relate, I got into spinning for the same reason. One thing you NEED to pay attention to is exactly how your hands are positioned. I was rippin cuz I couldn't get the butterfly down but then when I looked at the animation I jus copied the hand movements. ALSO make sure your poi are at the right length. the first couple things in the lessons page should help. Definitely check the threads on wraps and slaps. A nice lil crowd pleaser. HAVE FUN!!

Nate

And where I go the flame shall follow. Be warmed by my outward souls flare and may it guide you through darkened paths.

Posted:3rd Oct 2003I always practice each move using only one poi and in my left hand first since I am naturally right handed.I find that if I can get my left side to do movements correctly, then the right side is easier to learn and the whole movement comes together much quicker. It's also easier to control one without having to worry about the other one smacking me in my soft and/or crunchy bits.

Other than that, just keep practicing. Remember that you are trying to teach your body to move in new and different ways.Have fun!!!!

Posted:3rd Oct 2003thanx for the tips, i think i'ma wait the couple days for my actual poi cords to get here tho cause twine keeps cuttin of circulation **naturally spinns really really fast** i hit myself in the leg and it looks like i shot myself with a paintball gun

PS i am semi raver and want to get into this so i can twirl aka glowstring, it looks tight but all the kiddies that can do it dun wanna teach me...**is a little un-patient and high strung if i can't pick things up semi fast** but this is one of the few things i really wanna learn to do There's some really good glowstring vids here: -

Posted:3rd Oct 2003quote:PS i am semi raver and want to get into this so i can twirl aka glowstring, it looks tight but all the kiddies that can do it dun wanna teach me...**is a little un-patient and high strung if i can't pick things up semi fast** but this is one of the few things i really wanna learn to douh oh you're in trouble

this is gonna take you a while to learn... and if you spin fast and hectic it's gonna be MUCH harder and take you much longer

chiiiilllll winston.

to sort out your twine - double back the thread on itself and tie a simple knot in that (as if it were a single thread)

Posted:3rd Oct 2003My husband and I are both new to poi and he also has the problem of spinning them too fast. Is it a guy thing? As a beginner I have encountered many difficulties, but spinning them too fast is not one of them. My arms aren't that strong.

BTW, I got the beginner poi kit from this site and I think it's great. It doesn't hurt at all when I smack myself in the face with them, which is a lot.

Oh, and I also was originally enticed by the pretty swirling glowsticks at a rave. Someday it will be me. (someday)

Posted:3rd Oct 2003Spinning fast at first might generally be a guy thing - I never did it, though. I've seen others do it - all male. I don't get it. Much more fun to do it to the beat of a nice psytrance track..

I do poi nearly every day. But it's not like I'm addicted or anything. I mean, sure, I am always conscious of exactly where my poi are at all times, but I'm not obsessed. um.. Anyone have the number for Poi-ers Anon?